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#DFAD28

#dfad28 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfad28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 67.84% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.42% magenta, 82.06% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 43.61°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.4573

Complementary

  1. #dfad28
  2. #285adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfad28
  2. #28b5df
  3. #5228df

Analogous

  1. #df5228
  2. #dfad28
  3. #b5df28

Triadic

  1. #dfad28
  2. #28dfad
  3. #ad28df

Tetradic

  1. #dfad28
  2. #5adf28
  3. #285adf
  4. #ad28df

Square

  1. #dfad28
  2. #28df52
  3. #285adf
  4. #df28b5

Monochromatic

  1. #60490e
  2. #a27d18
  3. #dfad28
  4. #e9c66b
  5. #f3e0ad

Shades

#dfad28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfad28
  2. #c99c24
  3. #b28a20
  4. #9c791c
  5. #866818
  6. #705714
  7. #594510
  8. #43340c
  9. #2d2308
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfad28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfad28
  2. #e2b53e
  3. #e5bd53
  4. #e9c669
  5. #ecce7e
  6. #efd694
  7. #f2dea9
  8. #f5e6bf
  9. #f9efd4
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfad28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfad28
  2. #d6a931
  3. #cca43a
  4. #c3a042
  5. #b99b4b
  6. #b09754
  7. #a6925d
  8. #9d8e66
  9. #93896e
  10. #8a8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f29c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfad16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfad28 {
  color: #dfad28;
}
Background
.bg-dfad28 {
  background-color: #dfad28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfad28 {
  border: 2px solid #dfad28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfad28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 173 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfad28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfad28, #b5df28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfad28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 173 40 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.36 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.49 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.60 #2052d7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfad28  rgb(223, 173, 40)  hsl(44, 74%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#285adf  rgb(40, 90, 223)  hsl(224, 74%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#28dfad  rgb(40, 223, 173)  hsl(164, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#ad28df  rgb(173, 40, 223)  hsl(284, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid